584: Cliche

He slammed his hand on the steering wheel. He had never thought there would be an inside man before.

Now, he furrowed his brow, recalling the dagger marks on the bodies of the two police officers.

From this perspective, the deaths of those two police officers were likely because they went after Zhang Qi.

He stepped on the accelerator, speeding towards Chinatown. He knew that if he wasn't faster, more explosive information might be revealed. This John Zhang seemed unaware of the live stream, and if it continued, the consequences would be unimaginable.

On the other side, at the New York Police Department, Chief Qiao Qi felt as if a heavy stone was pressing down on his heart when he heard Inspector Ouris's name. He knew the seriousness of this matter. Although most people in the barrage currently didn't believe Zhang Qi's live stream, if it continued like this, it was hard to guarantee that other situations wouldn't arise.

He had to salvage the situation!

"If this continues, everything is over!" He muttered anxiously to himself, "Chief Qiao Qi, quickly think of a way!"

He had to find a way to maintain people's trust in them. Soon, he thought of a method - a live stream conversation with Zhang Qi.

Although he didn't know if he could achieve his goal, at least he could interrupt Zhang Qi's rhythm. Otherwise, if it continued like this, he didn't know what else John Zhang would say. Once he really said some incredible names, it would be completely chaotic.

He immediately issued instructions to the technical team, who were standing by: "Can you connect me to him for a live stream conversation? Immediately! Right now!"

The Team Leader of the technical team pondered for a moment, then nodded: "Yes!"

Chief Qiao Qi nodded solemnly: "Prepare quickly! Insert our video signal into the live stream!"

Amidst the tense atmosphere of the live stream, the audience's eyes were fixed on the seemingly unaware John Zhang, their moods tightening along with the situation. They had once regarded Inspector Ouris as a hero, a brave warrior who pursued a fugitive alone, only to fall into the fugitive's hands and ultimately be tragically killed by his colleagues. Although they had many grievances towards the United States Police Department, their respect for Inspector Ouris was sincere.

However, at this moment, the glorious image of Inspector Ouris was gradually disintegrating. Although some in the barrage still insisted that this was a carefully planned act by Zhang Qi, the seeds of doubt had quietly taken root in everyone's hearts.

"This is too ridiculous, it's clearly acting."

"Exactly, you caused such a huge commotion, how could no one know you escaped from the United States Police Department?"

But Zhang Qi seemed to turn a deaf ear to their doubts, continuing to press John Zhang: "Inspector Ouris mentioned your name before he died. It seems that murder case was done by you?"

"You know the name Zhang Qi, does that mean you were also involved in the plan to frame me?"

John Zhang was stunned for a moment, then sneered: "How could it be me? Even if I'm somewhat famous in Chinatown, I don't have that much ability to get an Inspector to clear my name and make a big fuss about arresting someone at the Airport."

He shook his head and added: "You've got the wrong person."

Su Yue naturally anticipated this answer. His goal was to make John Zhang say that name himself. The current progress was quite smooth.

He continued to press: "Since it wasn't you, then who was it? Who wanted to frame me? Tell me, and perhaps I can spare your life."

John Zhang, however, fell silent. He scrutinized Zhang Qi, finding the young man both crazy and naive.

After a moment of silence, he spoke: "Even if I say it, won't I still be unable to escape death? You can guess who that person is, but even if you guess correctly, I won't confirm whether that name is correct."

As he spoke, his eyes were always fixed on Zhang Qi's face, observing his reaction. When he saw Zhang Qi's expression change slightly, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Too naive. If you had just run away, perhaps you would still have a chance to live. But now, you've captured me. Regardless of whether you are innocent or not, in that person's eyes, you are just a small character."

"What does it matter to crush you?"

Zhang Qi's face darkened, but it quickly returned to calmness. This sudden change surprised John Zhang.

He stared blankly at Zhang Qi, and before he could speak, Zhang Qi said: "It seems it's indeed a high-ranking figure?"

John Zhang realized he had been tricked into talking, but this time he quickly changed the subject, saying forcefully: "Don't worry, you won't be arrogant for long. I don't know how you got in here, but as long as you're here, my people will find out sooner or later."

"Now, do you still think you have any leverage to negotiate with me?"

A hint of a smile appeared on Zhang Qi's face.

"Of course."

Then, a cold glint flashed on his arm, cutting an opening. Blood gushed from the wound, flowing down his arm.

"Ah!"

"Fuck! What are you doing!?"

Blood dripped onto the ground, accompanied by Zhang Qi's somewhat frantic roar. Su Yue said calmly: "What am I doing? Do you even need to ask? I'm bleeding."

He spoke shocking words in a calm tone.

"Within three hours, you will feel dizzy from excessive blood loss, then go into shock, followed by death. You have three hours to consider."

"And I... can guarantee that your people will not be able to enter this room before you die."

Upon hearing Zhang Qi's words, John Zhang's face turned ashen. Before he could speak, Zhang Qi raised his head.

He muttered to himself: "You've finally started contacting me."

John Zhang didn't know who Zhang Qi was talking to, and this scene seemed a bit strange. But the audience saw it clearly, because in a corner of the live stream, the figure of Chief Qiao Qi of the New York Police Department appeared.

His expression was solemn, and he began to condemn Zhang Qi's actions: "I advise you to surrender as soon as possible and stop resisting stubbornly. It is meaningless for you."

"I am Chief Qiao Qi of the United States Police Department. While you have not yet been shot and killed by our SWAT team, surrendering now and going through legal procedures is better than dying in a hail of bullets!"

Chief Qiao Qi had no experience in negotiation. He was not an expert in this area, but there was no time to wait for an expert to take over. He had to interrupt Zhang Qi's live stream and also remind John Zhang not to reveal the key name.

In the barrage of the live stream, the audience, seeing the appearance of Chief Qiao Qi, expressed their anger one after another.

"What the hell happened with Inspector Ouris!?"

"Did you guys frame Zhang Qi or not!?"

"Did he kill anyone or not!?"

But Chief Qiao Qi naturally couldn't see the questions in the barrage. He was directly confronting Zhang Qi, determined to confirm Zhang Qi's guilt. Only by doing so could Zhang Qi's words become unbelievable.

Chief Qiao Qi made up his mind and continued: "Don't harbor any illusions! You've killed so many people, and even deliberately framed Inspector Ouris! What's the point of acting like this!?"

"Stop holding onto false hopes!"

"You've committed so many homicides, and even deliberately framed Inspector Ouris! What's the meaning of such a drama?!"

Chief Qiao Qi's words enlightened the audience watching the live stream, making them understand the whole story.

"So it was an act!"

"As expected, it's definitely a frame-up!"

"What the hell does this guy want to do? All his talk about fairness and freedom was just a facade!"

Chief Qiao Qi was unsure if his words would have the desired effect, but he knew that as long as he stuck to his position, he would definitely be able to eliminate the negative impact Zhang Qi had created in the public's mind.

With such a big incident happening, he knew he would have to resign later.

But for his life in retirement, even if he resigned, he had to handle this matter beautifully so that he could write a book and make money in the future.

For the sake of his future life, Chief Qiao Qi had to be extremely focused to deal with this madman named Zhang Qi.

He had to lie, both for the benefit of his superiors and for his own benefit as a vested interest.

At this moment, he spoke with righteous indignation, displaying the demeanor expected of a Chief.

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"You deliberately placed a recorder in the corridor, making our people mistakenly believe that Inspector Ouris was you, which led to the accidental killing..."

"But ultimately, you caused the death of Inspector Ouris!"

"You want to escape responsibility this way? That's absolutely impossible! Our New York Police Department will not agree, and the citizens of New York will certainly not agree!"

His words were powerful and resonant, shaping himself into an image of justice.

However, immediately after, he heard Zhang Qi let out a cold laugh.

"You only mention Inspector Ouris?"

"What about the other two?"

"What about the other two police officers you said I killed?"

"You say I killed them all, you need some evidence, right?"

"After all, weren't those surveillance videos all released by you? The time and place were within the United States Police Department. You deliberately pushed out Inspector Ouris, created a sacrificing hero image, and then pushed me, an innocent person, into the Abyss?"

"It's utterly absurd!"

The sudden appearance of Chief Qiao Qi of the United States Police Department in the live stream to talk to Zhang Qi was exactly what Su Yue had anticipated.

Because this live stream was a trap carefully designed by Su Yue, the purpose of which was to lure the United States Police Department into talking to him.

Otherwise, why would he start a live stream to conduct a trial? If there were no benefits to be gained, Su Yue wouldn't be foolish enough to start a live stream. As for the so-called identity of the judge, it was just a gimmick to attract the public.

All of this was part of the plan.

After all, as a con artist, Su Yue had no interest in playing such a boring game as a live stream trial. This was all a carefully designed trap, solely for the execution of the subsequent plan!

And the current situation, where Chief Qiao Qi chose this kind of rhetoric to whitewash the actions of the United States Police Department, was also within Su Yue's expectations.

Since everything was within expectations, it was naturally impossible to make Su Yue suffer a loss in words.

At this moment, Chief Qiao Qi heard Zhang Qi's quick and decisive rebuttal, and heard that he still didn't admit to killing the two police officers. This made him seem to immediately seize a loophole in Zhang Qi's words.

"The other two police officers naturally went to apprehend you. There was no surveillance at that intersection, and they died tragically under your dagger..."

"What else do you have to argue about?!"

Zhang Qi sneered and immediately replied: "No surveillance again?"

"Who believes that?"

"There just happens to be no surveillance where people died? In other words, I deliberately found a place with no surveillance to kill people? A fugitive who escaped from the United States Police Department would choose a place with or without surveillance before killing?"

"Even if there was no surveillance, how did I know there was no surveillance?"

"If you could kill Inspector Ouris, you could kill the other two as well! Don't you just want to frame me?"

"Now I'm asking about the name of the mastermind behind the scenes, and you immediately connect? It seems you're nervous?"

"Why didn't you connect before? Because you thought I couldn't cause any trouble before?"

Zhang Qi's words imprinted themselves on the minds of the audience watching the live stream, word by word.

They were stunned by this sudden reversal.

In the minds of the audience, after hearing Zhang Qi's words, a new plot began to emerge.

Zhang Qi was framed, he wanted to escape, but Inspector Ouris went to apprehend him.

Then the United States Police Department found that Zhang Qi could not be tracked, so in order to cover up the truth, after checking the surveillance, they killed Inspector Ouris as the murderer, thus ensuring that people would not blame them for letting a serious criminal escape.

Then they pretended to send two police officers to pursue the fugitive, but in reality, they secretly killed those two police officers, confirming Zhang Qi's identity as a fugitive.

They witnessed the cause of Inspector Ouris's death with their own eyes. Inspector Ouris was shot and killed by the special operations team, and then coincidentally, the other two police officers also died?

How could there be such a coincidence?

Moreover, Zhang Qi, an Asian man, was originally very thin. How could he deal with two armed police officers?!

Now, combined with what Zhang Qi said, the direction of the barrage completely changed this time!

"Give us an explanation!"

"What the hell is going on?!"

"Why is there no surveillance?!"

"Is Zhang Qi innocent or not?!"

Chief Qiao Qi was also filled with shock. He realized that what Zhang Qi had said before was completely meant to lure him into a trap!

Now he was completely unable to control the situation!

Damn it!

Why the hell was there no surveillance?! And why did those two police officers go after him?! How did they encounter Zhang Qi?

Clearly, no one had found Zhang Qi, so why didn't they tell others if they found him?

Chief Qiao Qi himself was also confused. Now, listening to Zhang Qi's words, he even started to believe it himself!

He even began to think in his heart: "Could Zhang Qi really be innocent?"

"He didn't kill those two police officers?"

But at this moment, he naturally couldn't show it.

He just forced himself to say: "You're still arguing!"

"We have already obtained evidence such as fingerprints. The evidence is conclusive. If it wasn't you, why did you escape?"

And Zhang Qi sneered: "Evidence?"

"When you still considered me a murderer, you also said you had evidence!"

"I went to the United States Police Department, I didn't do those things at all! But you said I did them!"

"Is that your evidence?"

"How credible is that?"

"Furthermore... me, alone, dealing with two armed police officers? And killing them all?"

"This is simply..."

"Are you treating everyone like an idiot?"

John Zhang listened to Zhang Qi's continuous conversation with the voice he couldn't hear, gradually piecing together the outline of the current situation in his mind.

"Is he negotiating with the United States Police Department?"

"Does he want to clear his name?"

"How did they get in touch? By phone or other means?"

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